News tagged with spinal injuries
How accurate are hospital report cards?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2009 |
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A key statistic that consumer groups and the media often use when compiling hospital report cards and national rankings can be misleading, researchers report in a new study.
Pediatricians adopt new term for shaken baby abuse
Apr 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to stop using the term "shaken baby syndrome" in favor of something more scientific.
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Stem cells used to reverse paralysis in animals
Jan 28, 2009 |
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A new study has found that transplantation of stem cells from the lining of the spinal cord, called ependymal stem cells, reverses paralysis associated with spinal cord injuries in laboratory tests. The findings show that ...
New spinal cord injury therapy developed
Jul 25, 2007 |
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U.S. medical scientists have developed a new spinal cord therapy that helps the body permanently recovery from such injuries.
Scientists make paralyzed rats walk again after spinal-cord injury
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Sep 20, 2009 |
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UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run again while supporting their full weight on a treadmill.
Stem cells improve damaged spines in mice
Feb 05, 2009 |
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A team of researchers at Keio University has succeeded in improving spinal cord damage in mice by transplanting into them neural stem cells produced with human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, they said.
Researchers find ways to encourage spinal cord regeneration after injury
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Animal research is suggesting new ways to aid recovery after spinal cord injury. New studies demonstrate that diet affects recovery rate and show how to make stem cell therapies safer for spinal injury patients. The findings ...
Seat belt injuries could signal more serious trauma in children
Aug 09, 2007 |
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Ill-fitting seatbelts raise the risk of serious injury to children involved in car accidents. And seat belt injuries should alert physicians to look for signs of more serious consequences, particularly spinal cord injury, ...
Helping Lost Neurons Find Their Way
Oct 20, 2008 |
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Spinal cord injuries are often a worst-case diagnosis for people who suffer accidents because they may mean permanent disability. Unlike a broken leg or pulled muscle, spinal cord injuries do not heal themselves over time.
Stem cells restore mobility in neck-injured rats (w/ Video)
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries - a finding that could expand the clinical ...
Spinal cord injury research hampered by animal models, says new study
Apr 28, 2008 |
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Research on traumatic spinal cord injuries is hampered by a reliance on animal experiments that don’t accurately predict human outcomes, says a new study in the upcoming edition of the peer-reviewed journal Reviews in th ...
Zebrafish offer clues to treatments for motor neurone disease
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Tiny zebrafish could hold the key to stem cell treatments for motor neurone disease.
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